Samora Pinderhughes: Tiny Desk ( Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It s the same spirit strippeddown sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Nikki Birch, April 15, 2022 The opening piano notes are barely sufficient warning to brace for the sweet and powerful voices that transport us to Samora Pinderhughes Tiny Desk (home) concert, shot on film. The Cry heralds our journey into the Bay Area native s sophomore album, GRIEF. The vocalists move briefly out of frame for Masculinity, a probing, open letter that addresses masculine stereotypes with directness and compassion. The song blooms beautifully, with Pinderhughes accompanied by strings, a background chorus, and his sister, renowned flutist Elena Pinderhughes. Between tunes, Pinderhughes greets us and shares that the setting for this Tiny Desk (home) concert is his exhibition,